yo dont make me a joke, Marilyn Monroe pleaded to a journalist shortly before she died.
All she wanted was for people to respect and love her.
The new filmBlondereduces her to a lewd and unfunny punch line.
It goes to fictitious extremes to degrade and humiliate her.
The locations, clothes and hairdos look right.
With skill, cinematographer Chayse Irvin visually re-creates iconic moments in her life.
But there isnt a line uttered in the film that Marilyn actually said.
She did have enormous problems and was a tragic figure.
She grew up in an abusive foster care system and suffered from chronicdepressionandinsomnia.
She loved children and was one of the first celebrities to speak out about child abuse.
She was sensitive and vulnerable, but could be determined and strong-willed.
But there were no bathtub scenes, and Gladys did not blame Marilyn for her dads desertion.
